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Publisher's Summary

Jill Mansell's Sunday Times best seller Head Over Heels is not to be missed by readers of Veronica Henry and Marian Keyes. Jill's novels are loved by reviewers.

Jessie has kept the identity of her son Oliver's father a secret for years. She's stunned when she discovers that the man in question, actor Toby Gillespie, has just moved in next door. The truth's about to come out.

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I've always enjoyed this book and was excited to get it on audiobook. It's a nice light hearted tale of love

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Awful. Such a posh/upper class accent. It was painful to listen to at times. Ive read this book many times and never imagined any of the characters wit poh accents, let alone ALL of them.

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Chris B

02-24-16

Narration spoils this audio book

Voice used for male parts very nasally and does get on your nerves. Spoils it for me.

Not one of Jill's best books

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1 out of 5 stars

Kim J. Astbury

10-19-16

Voices

I gave up with listening to this as the male voices were horrendous and I couldn't cope with listening to them. It's a shame as I would have liked to see how the book finally panned out

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Patricia

04-30-16

Beautifully narrated

Patricia Gallimore is an amazingly clever narrator, she really brings the characters to life. She tells this story with the same enthusiasm as all the other stories I've heard her read.This was a great story, with a lovely unexpected ending.

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Salma

03-20-16

Lovely

I have enjoyed the book as well as the narration very much. Vivid characters. Perfect relaxation.

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2 out of 5 stars

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2 out of 5 stars

amee

03-17-16

Outdated and cringey

Many comments though out the book are extremely outdated and have sexist or homophobic under tones. A few times I was actually shocked by what was said- which in a positive way just shows how far we've come as a a society since 1998.

The voices for this book let it down. The men all sound like posh old men and it is hard to visualise them in any other way. The reader is really cringey.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

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Fleetwoodboy

05-05-17

Loves and lusts in countryside

Good little tale that was well told. Three /four story lines all intertwined to make the tale complete and enjoyable . Smooth dialogue that made the beauty of the Cotswolds stand out. Well worth the read or listen whichever you prefer.

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1 out of 5 stars

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Jo Rodrigues

01-29-17

Long rambling story

The reading of the book was fine - that was the best bit! I slept through a lot of this. The story was rambling and dull. I wouldn't recommend.

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Tracey

04-25-16

The story of a sex starved village.

A mostly unbelievable story of the complicated or not so complicated sex lives of the inhabitants of a small English village.